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No. No. 13 LSU stunned No. 9 Ole Miss with dramatic draw and then game-winning touchdowns for a 29-26 overtime victory on Saturday. The victory reaffirmed LSU’s continued dominance over its SEC rival at home, extending a decade-and-a-half streak.

Ole Miss hadn’t won a game in Death Valley since 2008, and hasn’t won back-to-back games in the rivalry since 2008-09. Both series will continue after Saturday.

Ole Miss was one play away from ending those streaks and picking up a blowout victory to bolster the CFP resume.

In the final minute of the fourth quarter, LSU trailed by seven, facing fourth down from the Ole Miss 23-yard line. According to ESPN calculations, Ole Miss had a better than 94% chance of winning at that point. But then LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Anderson to tie the game.

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LSU party

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Trey’Dez Green #14 of the LSU Tigers celebrates with teammate Ka’Morreun Pimpton #88 after scoring a touchdown during the first half of a game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ((Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images))

In overtime, Ole Miss only managed a field goal, but LSU answered with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Kyren Lacy to end it.

LSU caught a few breaks during the game to keep the chances alive.

LSU recovered a fumble just before halftime to steal a late field goal, leaving the halftime deficit at just four. Ole Miss running back Henry Parish turned the ball over as his team simply tried to run out the clock.

But LSU couldn’t take advantage of a similar situation in the fourth quarter. After a fumble by Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart, LSU kicker Damian Ramos missed wide right from 46 yards out.

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Jaxson Dart

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Jaxson Dart #2 of the Ole Miss Rebels runs the ball against the LSU Tigers during the first half of a game at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images)

Then, with Ole Miss up by just four, LSU held the Rebels to a field goal on the ensuing drive to keep it a one-possession game. LSU needed a touchdown to tie the game. LSU responded with the tying goal on the next drive.

Nusseimer finished the game with three touchdown passes and 337 passing yards after starting the game with two interceptions.

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Nussmeier

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – OCTOBER 12: Garrett Nussmeier #13 of the LSU Tigers runs out of the pocket against the Ole Miss Rebels during the first half of a game at Tiger Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ((Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images))

Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart passed for 284 yards with one touchdown and one interception while wide receivers Cayden Lee and Tre Harris led the way with more than 100 receiving yards each.

LSU came into the game on a four-game winning streak, but two of those wins were against weaker teams in UCLA and South Alabama.

LSU coach Brian Kelly and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin are the only active coaches in the conference with 100 FBS wins in their careers. Kiffin has 39 of those wins since coming to Mississippi. Kiffin would have been the fastest to reach 40 wins in Ole Miss program history had his team held on Saturday.

But it wasn’t meant to be.

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